Here at Digg, we try our best to cover the most important and confounding memes that come across the timeline. But the web is littered with tons of great memes that never quite hit the mainstream and instead just bounce around the weird corners of Twitter or Reddit. Enter our recurring feature, Memes, Ranked.
This week, we've got George W Bush at Trump's inauguration, reactions to the TikTok ban debacle and the sinister reasons people are so funny.
3. TikTok ban
The Meme
TikTok was banned in the US last week, albeit for less than 24 hours, before president Trump signed an executive order to delay the move. Without wasting a second, American netizens began joking about how their lives were going to change for the better (or worse) once the app was out of order — then, they rejoiced as it was, at least temporarily, spared that fate.
Examples
Me telling my kids about the 14 hour TikTok ban pic.twitter.com/xj1JIniYCd
— grant👨🏻🦱 (@urdadssidepiece) January 19, 2025
— Tom Zohar (@TomZohar) January 19, 2025
— laura 🦋 (@butterfIybabes) January 19, 2025
https://t.co/m7qKUSgpgi pic.twitter.com/qCh4aPV8pq
— bo (@bosxe) January 19, 2025
The tiktok ban in a nut shell. just checked my phone and its back pic.twitter.com/GTUK8WMk0U
— Kain (@RoninX1819) January 19, 2025
let’s keep TikTok and ban Crumbl Cookies instead! pic.twitter.com/kE3uj61IGN
— ta’mia (@getwellsoonrry) January 18, 2025
Adwait Patil
2. George W Bush
The Meme
Donald Trump's inauguration took place this week, but the president wasn't the only person in attendance who has sparked conversation online. Along with Elon Musk's 'Nazi salute', George W Bush's facial expressions at the event became the subject of memes shared to X.
Examples
when you realize you took an edible before doing something serious pic.twitter.com/Yz1ArvHFqH
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) January 20, 2025
When you see the server emerge from the kitchen with a piping hot sizzling platter of combo fajitas for two. pic.twitter.com/9bycyv2QpW
— Ryan, Perdido en TX (@RyanLostinTX) January 20, 2025
When you’re undercover in the home end and you score a last minute winner pic.twitter.com/7uvsFMmrcd
— Graeme Bandeira (@GraemeBandeira) January 20, 2025
George Bush after Trump said he’s going to declassify the JFK, UFO and Epstein Island files but didn’t mention 9/11 pic.twitter.com/XJrPmW1sT3
— Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) January 21, 2025
This might be the best use of this meme template.
— Flappr (@flapprdotnet) January 22, 2025
pic.twitter.com/AVbt3cNS3e
Darcy Jimenez
1. 'You're so funny'
The Meme
Over on zombie TikTok, a trend has been going around in which folks post a photo of themselves with the text "You're so funny," followed directly by some unpleasant reason why they have that personality trait. Everybody gets a little trauma dumping as a treat, while TikTok gets a stay of execution.
Why are we so funny? You'll just have to guess.
Examples
Image: chrissymarshall_
Image: evangraysmith
Image: .elliebarker
@ryanbaileypotter new lore just dropped! #trans #makeup ♬ THAT IM SO DOWWWWNNN - nottotallysure
Image: katenacious
Grant Brunner
And if you're hungry for more memes, here's last week's edition of "The Week's Best Memes,", featuring what men do when they're alone, reactions to the impending US TikTok ban and leaked photos of Heaven.
[Image credit: @katenacious]
